Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

What an extraordinary book. It’s a series of six or so strands written in different voices at different times in history that are unconnected yet connected in a pattern that you finally discern describes the rise, corruption and fall of western society. It’s very entertaining in parts, (for me, especially when it leaps into science fiction, where the language and concepts become extremely witty, albeit terrifying.) The structure, the memorable characters and the oddness of the connection between the narratives make it a pretty satisfying but quirky read.3 stars.